When I was 17 years old, gasoline in New Jersey was 95 cents a gallon.
I could fill up my 1988 Chevy Beretta for about $15. Now that 15-gallon tank would cost over $45 to fill up for $3.39 per gallon, which currently is the average price of gasoline in Maryland.
According to AAA, gas prices continued their upward tick for the second straight week, following 11 consecutive weeks of declines, inching up 6 cents nationally since the beginning of July.
The $3.39 national average price for regular grade gasoline was up 3 cents for the week, yet down 15 cents from month-ago prices and down 26 cents from a year ago. However, prices remain 72 cents lower than the record high of $4.11 set four years ago this week.
So we want to know how much gas was per gallon when you bought your first car or first got your driver's license.
Leave your answers in the comments below.
Sharon - I usually get about $1.50 and $2.00 per gallon at Weis, but I give them to my son to use. I'm disabled and don't drive much and because he works he drives a lot more than me.
Those days are long gone -- but they were fun. Gary Hayman
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Can't resist - B, calling people names is not "giving the facts."
along # 46 morris co. the stations were cutting prices every day at the end of about ?? 1958 to 60
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I remember the 2000 election, when gas prices was too low, so in 2001 the US refineries closed some of their refineries, they haven't been re-opened yet, they exported to OPEC(EIA) for refinery purpose, then send it back,to us,higher price for Americans, When I started driving I paid $.25 cents a gallon, last reasonable price was (receipt for this) in 2001 I Paid $.89 cents.
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